Introduction by Croakey: The much-anticipated United Nations High-Level Meeting on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) has disappointed many health leaders, with concerns raised about a lack of... Read more
Despite the concerted campaign run by the global #IndigenousNCDs movement in recent months, the UN Political Declaration on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) was... Read more
Powerful, moving stories about the impact of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) upon Indigenous peoples globally were shared as part of an international Twitter festival that trended nationall... Read more
In recent weeks, Croakey has been running a series of articles examining the implications for Indigenous peoples of the upcoming UN Political Declaration on Noncommunicable Diseases. On Frid... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: The #IndigenousNCDs series of articles at Croakey has been looking at the need for Indigenous peoples worldwide to be included in the upcoming UN High Level Meeting,... Read more
The clock is ticking on the efforts of those involved in the #IndigenousNCDs movement, to make the Member States sit up and take notice of the need for Indigenous peoples worldwide to be spe... Read more
Deplorable omissions in NCD declaration, as government fails to back Indigenous quest for visibility
The declaration arising from next month’s UN High Level Meeting on NCDs is unlikely to make specific mention of the needs and priorities of Indigenous peoples. It’s a conspicuous omission, g... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: There’s a story from Canada in the post below that bears similarities to the reports that surface from time to time in Australia, of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Isl... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Last Thursday (August 9) was gazetted as the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples – according to a related United Nations webpage, that’s about 370 mi... Read more
